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The Director Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India made RT-PCR kit to detect new COVID-19 variant "Omicron". On January 5, ICMR General Director Dr Balram Bhagava said, the new RT-PCR kit has been manufactured by Tata MD and ICMR, to test Omicron. "This kit test will give results in four hours," said Dr. Bhagava. Meanwhile, in India, there are a total of 2,135 Omicron cases.
The X (formerly Twitter) handle of the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others has been suspended for over a fortnight, party leaders alleged here. A notification is shown on X that the @ncpspeaks1… read-more
TAGS: Ajit Pawar, NCP leader, X Handle, Pawar Faction, Violations
A 24-year-old health worker who came into close contact with Nipah patient tested positive, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to five. Despite the alert and containment zone announcement, at least 700 people came in contact… read-more
TAGS: nipah virus, Kerala Story, fever, health alert, Health Ministry
After a video showing a police officer laughing over the death of 23-year-old Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula by a speeding police patrol car in Seattle gained traction online, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco… read-more
TAGS: US Cop, killing, Indian Origin student, Indian Authority, action
Three security force officers including an Army Colonel were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in the Kokernag area of Kashmir's Anantnag district, officials said here on September 13. Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish, deputy… read-more
TAGS: Jammu & Kashmir, Injuries, Indian Army, Encounter, terrorist
The government has called an all-party meeting on September 17, a day before the special session of Parliament commences. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi made this announcement and said that invitations were sent through e-mail… read-more
TAGS: parliament, all party meeting, Special Session, Agendas, politics
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday took the delivery of its first C-295 transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space, with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari attending the handing over ceremony at Seville in Spain, officials aware of the… read-more
TAGS: Air Force, Indian News, business, Aircrafts, Spain project, Security
